Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Managers
The following is a list of managers of Oldham Athletic A.F.C. and all honours won by the club since 1906 to the 2011–12 season. As of the start of Oldham's 2011–12 season, the club has had 32 different managers. As of the end of the 2010–11 season, the club has not won any major competitions in their history.
Joe Royle is one of the longest serving in Oldham's history. Royle was manager of the club between 1982 to 1994 in which time he led the club to promotion from the Football League Second Division to the First Division while accumulating 225 total competitive wins—the most by any manager in Oldham's history. He also lead the club to two semi-final appearances in the FA Cup and a runners up spot in the 1989–90 Football League Cup as his side lost 1–0 to Nottingham Forest. On 15 March 2009, Royle returned to the club as manager following John Sheridan's departure from the club, before leaving the club again at season's end.
Jimmy Frizzell is also one of the longest serving managers in the club's history, holding the position from 1970 until 1982. Both he and Royle are the only managers in Oldham's history with 200 or more competitive victories.
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